Examining employer proposals for labour law reform: an American perspective

The article examines proposals advanced by enzpluyer organisations for labour law reform, which they claim is modelled on, among others, the American system. The article demonstrates that those claims are seriously flawed and are based on an incomplete and inaccurate understanding of the functioning of the Anzerican and other systems

Examining employer proposals for labour law reform: an American perspective

The article examines proposals advanced by enzpluyer organisations for labour law reform, which they claim is modelled on, among others, the American system. The article demonstrates that those claims are seriously flawed and are based on an incomplete and inaccurate understanding of the functioning of the Anzerican and other systems

Bush Labor Board Decisions: Pendulum Shift of Permanent Changes?

Vacancies on the 5-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are nothing new. While the Board was still at full capacity, it continued to re-consider Clinton Board precedent. After overturning decisions of the Clinton Board involving the Weingarten rights of nonunion employees and the status of graduate teaching assistants, the Board turned in the Fall to the organizing rights of temporary and leased employees. Shortly thereafter, the full Board decided two cases neither of which reversed precedent, however, the dissent in both cases was no less vocal in its criticism of the majority\u27s approach. One reconsidered the circumstances under which a supervisor\u27s prounion activity constitutes objectionable conduct warranting a new election. At issue in the other case were employer rules prohibiting the use of abusive and profane language and verbal harassment. NLRB observers worry that the Board\u27s back and forth treatment of important issues may negatively impact the degree of deference the courts accord the Board\u27s decisions

Bush Labor Board Decisions: Pendulum Shift of Permanent Changes?

Vacancies on the 5-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are nothing new. While the Board was still at full capacity, it continued to re-consider Clinton Board precedent. After overturning decisions of the Clinton Board involving the Weingarten rights of nonunion employees and the status of graduate teaching assistants, the Board turned in the Fall to the organizing rights of temporary and leased employees. Shortly thereafter, the full Board decided two cases neither of which reversed precedent, however, the dissent in both cases was no less vocal in its criticism of the majority\u27s approach. One reconsidered the circumstances under which a supervisor\u27s prounion activity constitutes objectionable conduct warranting a new election. At issue in the other case were employer rules prohibiting the use of abusive and profane language and verbal harassment. NLRB observers worry that the Board\u27s back and forth treatment of important issues may negatively impact the degree of deference the courts accord the Board\u27s decisions